Rain brings relief after heat in Washington area
Washington received a heavy shower between 7 and 8 am adding about half an inch of moisture after several hot, dry days. Earlier Friday evening rain, followed by a mid morning thunderstorm, accompanied by lightning, aided the relief. No major damage reported beyond minor wind damage near Haskins Friday night as skies stayed overcast and more showers were forecast for eastern Iowa through today and Sunday.
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Washington
Haskins
Iowa
Grain fed cattle may face extinction in grainless beef era
ISU nutritionists say USDA choice beef could be produced without grain in cattle rations. They estimate research may soon enable sizable quantities of prime beef with ideal carcass traits without any grain in silage or feedlot diet. Grain-fed cattle may become largely unnecessary as farm byproducts replace grain in cattle feed.
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Ames
Iowa
UPI
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa State University
ISU
Springville teen under observation after home shooting
A Springville Iowa teenager was under observation after firing 80 rounds into his house Friday driving his mother and sister from the home. He held officers at bay for more than an hour with a shotgun and pistol before surrendering and no one was injured, Linn County Sheriff Orlie Workman said.
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Springville
Iowa
UPI
Linn County
Orlie Workman
Peak load hits 375000 kilowatts for Iowa Southern
Intense heat and humidity across Iowa drove a system peak of 375000 kilowatts for Iowa Southern Utilities Co on July 13. Burlington Generating Station was out of service, prompting purchases from Midwest peers as demand rose with heavy AC use and industrial expansion. Special summer rates apply for >800 kWh monthly use.
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Iowa
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Leonard DeHoet
Iowa Southern
Washington
Sioux City
Bridgeport
Centerville
Creston
Northern States
Llother Mapp Pool
Burlington
Midwest
DeHoet
North Korea frees wounded airman after helicopter downing
Panmunjom talks yield release of Chief Warrant Officer II Glenn M. Schwanke and the bodies of three crew members from an Army CH47 Chinook shot down by North Korean gunners. Names given: Miles, Wells, Haynes. Receipts signed. helicopter kept by North Korea.
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Panmunjom
Korea
UPI
North Korea
Military Armistice Commission
United Nations Command
Glenn M. Schwanke
Spring Green
Wis
Schwanke
U.N
Pyongtaek
Seoul
Joseph A. Miles
Washington
Ind
Ronald E. Wells
el Paso
Tex
Robert C. Haynes
Dodge City
Kan
Panmunkak
Kosung
Namgang River
Weather Outlook With Warm Humid Conditions
Considerable cloudiness and warm humid today with highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s. Mostly sunny and very warm Sunday with highs in the mid to upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph today, south 10 to 15 mph tonight, and a 50 percent rain chance today, 40 percent tonight.
Korea probe chief quits over ethics committee rift
Philip Lacovara, special counsel to the House Ethics Committee probing South Korean influence buying in Congress, resigns after a dispute with Chairman John Flynt. Lacovara cites loss of mutual trust and confidence, while Flynt accuses him of slowing the investigation and demands a special audit of a $35,000 legal bill. The resignation heightens pressure for reform and possible calls for a Watergate style probe.
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Washington
UPI
House Ethics Committee
Congress
Philip Lacovara
Watergate
Committee
John Flynt
D-Ga
Flynt
Lacovara
The
Atlanta Journal
Committee For Legal Services
Europe
Georgia
U.S
Carter
Bruce Caputo
R-N.y
Record Heat Triggers Plant Walkouts And Power Strains
Blistering heat across the Midwest forced factory and office shutdowns, spurred mass air conditioner sales, and raised electricity demands as Detroit auto workers walked off. Chrysler and Ford plants paused operations. utilities reported peak loads and city offices sent staff home. Des Moines imposed water use restrictions as temps soared.
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Midwest
Detroit
Chrysler
Ford Motor Co
Sterling Heights
Wayne County
Detroit Edison
Consumers Power
Jackson
Edison
Des Moines imposes mandatory water restrictions
Des Moines tabbed a mandatory water usage ban including lawn and car washing restrictions after a drop in Raccoon River flow. Officials diverted up to 5,000 gallons a minute from the Des Moines River to the Raccoon to protect supplies as rain briefly fell and residents faced potential service discontinuation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
UPI
Dean Johnson
Raccoon River
Johnson
Iowa Natural Resources Council
Iowan Man Pleads Guilty in California Bond Robbery
Richard Eugene Manley of Dysart Iowa pleaded guilty to armed robbery in the Century City bond theft case. He admitted involvement in stealing 1.49 million in municipal bonds from a messenger delivering to Municorp of California. He was freed on 5000 bail and faces sentencing August 22.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Iowa
Century City
Richard Eugene Manley
Dysart
Philip Newman Manley
Manley
Lance Thoren
Long Beach
Municorp of California
Thoren
Robert Jorgensen
Rainfall pours over Iowa with heavy downpours in central areas
Thunderstorms drenched much of central and southeast Iowa overnight with rainfall totals exceeding one inch in Madison Warren and southern Polk. Norwalk reported 1.90 inches while Des Moines airport logged 1.13 inches and Cedar Rapids near one inch. Power outages touched central Iowa as lightning struck feeder lines serving Norwalk and surrounding areas, affecting about 8 900 people intermittently. Temperatures ranged in the 60s to 70s as unsettled air lingered with more storms expected today and hot dry winds forecast for Sunday.
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Iowa
Norwalk
Cummings
Lakewood
Polk County
Eugene Young
Iowa Power and Light Co
Hawkeye State
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Dude Lowe
Crawfordsville
Lions Club
Lowe
North Koreans
U.S. Army
Terrance McClain
Choi Won Choi
Korean Military Armistice Commission
UNC
United Press International
Springfield
Ill
Chicago
Commonwealth Edison Co
Dick McNeal
Sears Roebuck and Co
Peoria
Norman Schoonover
Jim Schmidt
Washington United
California
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